Thursday, October 9, 2014

MY BLOGGING STORY

Back in 2012, I knew nothing about
blogging world until a friend of mines introduced me to Blogger and convinced
me to start writing on the internet to inspire teenage girls like myself. At
first, I thought fashion and beauty should be my niche; I thought I should
focus on those fields because I like them. I began writing all of my opinions
about make ups, perfumes, and clothes that I bought for myself. Even though I knew
in the back of my head that I didn't have a lot of readers and I'm not an
expert in any way in these territories, I didn't care, I just kept focusing on
my writings, my photographs, and my background. For the record, I didn't know
there are blogging communities on social medias like Twitter, Facebook, and
Pinterest. I was too busy with my content to realize that communities and
getting to know other bloggers are very crucial in a blogging world.

I stopped blogging for quite a while
because I was occupied with my school works, moving to other country, making
new friends, and all other things I gotta do to help me decide my major. Once I
was ready, I realized that I missed writing and reading and creating a
beautiful set of words. I started blogging again after six months of hiatus.
However, beauty and fashion aren't my interests anymore, and to be honest, I
don't know what has changed. They just don't excite me like they used to; I was
bewildered to the point where I just stared in a blank piece of paper without
knowing what to write. I was thoroughly stuck and uninspired for a second
because I don't just want to write about my "OOTD" or
"fall fashion and make up". I want to write things that I love, I
want to be heard by the society; assuredly, I come to a realization that I
can't focus on one particular field. After an hour of confusion, I decided to
read my feed on Bloglovin, and I realized that the websites that I'm actually
interested in are the ones who share advice, tips and tricks, beautiful stories,
and perspectives. I love writers who come up with unique topics, unpredictable
stories, and beautiful yet simple words; something about them astounds me.

At the end, I am proud to say that I don't have
a niche. I am going to write whatever and whenever I want because even though I
love writing so much, I'll still feel pressured if the topic I'm able to write
is restricted. The other day, a friend of mine was telling me to try writing
about China's economy because it's related to my major, and I told him that I'm
scared my readers won't like it and be bored the second they read my title.
Then, he said something that astonished me, "Let me ask you, do you love
to write or do you love to blog? Is writing/blogging your hobby or your job?" I told him I love to
write, and blogging is just a way to spread my writings
to the whole world. He answered, "Why do you have to care if people enjoy
your writing or not? You write for yourself, not for other people. Don't
confuse writing with blogging because they're two
completely different things." I knew he was right; however, when you have
readers, you just can't help but think about their expectations too, you know?
I understand now that I gotta be a little selfish and start thinking of myself
because this blog is simply MY life's experience in a
bunch of words.

3 comments:

Very honestly expressed.. i also get depressed sometimes when i dont get readers or hits but then i think i have started to share my views because i wanted to and the people who really need it will definitely find it :)

So interesting to read people's stories on how they started blogging and from what I've seen you're doing a great job! Keep it up. I also just started and as long as it's still fun I will keep doing it.